Month: December 2024

Trump adviser on Mark Zuckerberg seeking ‘active role’ in tech policies: President-elect has a ‘long memory’

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Jason Miller, senior adviser of the Trump-Vance transition, discusses the push for a dismissal in Trump’s New York criminal case, the Hunter Biden pardon and potential roles some prominent public figures could play in Trump’s policies. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg seeks an “active role” in shaping the incoming Trump administration’s tech policies, despite his terse … Read more

Philippines police say Elliot Eastman, American YouTuber shot during kidnapping, likely died of gunshot wounds

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Manila, Philippines — Philippine police officials said Thursday they were checking reports that a kidnapped American died after being shot twice while resisting his Oct. 17 abduction by gunmen in the country’s south. Elliot Eastman, 26, from Vermont, was shot twice with an M16 rifle while trying to fight off his four kidnappers, who posed as … Read more

European stocks edge higher as investors weigh impact of French govt collapse By Reuters

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(Reuters) – European stocks hovered near one-month highs on Thursday with French equities rising after lawmakers in the country voted to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government, a move widely anticipated by market participants. The pan-European rose 0.1% by 0810 GMT, extending gains for a sixth consecutive session. 40 also edged up 0.1%, in-line with … Read more

Vodafone and Three’s $19B merger cleared by UK regulators — with conditions

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The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has greenlighted the longstanding planned merger between two of the country’s biggest telecommunication operators. Vodafone and Three constitute two of the U.K.’s four infrastructure-owning mobile network operators (MNOs), alongside O2 and EE. As such, when the duo revealed plans to merge in a $19 billion transaction last June, it was always likely … Read more

Jon Gosselin Will Invite Estranged Kids to His Wedding With Stephanie Lebo

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Stephanie Lebo and Jon Gosselin. Courtesy of Stephanie Lebo/Instagram Jon Gosselin plans to invite his six estranged children to watch him marry their soon-to-be stepmom, Stephanie Lebo. With his fiancée by his side, Jon, 47, shared the wedding update in an interview with Entertainment Tonight published on Tuesday, December 4.  “I would definitely do that,” … Read more